Mowed lawns, raked leaves, shoveled snow 7-16 yo + organist 9 yo [[$2 per svc, $10 weddings & funerals), upgraded 2 assoc dir music 11yo [[2x raise), wedding singer [[$20/hr)...cash...
"Real" job...wtf? college - '70, carilloneur $2.75/hr, reg gas ~30c/gal. Punchcard computer cataloger [[IBM S/360) at museum $2.50/hr, tuned musical pipe organs, worked summers in chem lab, $3.25/hr no A/C bad fumes, fun people. Spent $$ on music at Grinnell's, books + suit with extra pants at Hudson's.
Got rich gf '72, traveled, fine clothes, good food; Dad sneered, "gigolo..."
Nice thread - simpler times, sweet memories
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